Some infants predisposed to epidermal barrier breakdown, atopic dermatitis

Neonates with the highest transepidermal water loss at birth, likely mediated through an impaired epidermal barrier, show significantly elevated chymotrypsinlike protease activity and reduced levels of filaggrin-derived natural moisturizing factors, which may predispose them to the development of...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - Category: Dermatology Source Type: news